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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-05-07
COV7RACT YORK
Grading StrykeT Avenue.

OFFICE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS, !
CITY OF ST. PAUL, Mimi, May 6,1SS7. :
Sealed bids will be received by the
Board of Public Works in and for the
corporation of the City of st. Paul, Min
nesOta, at their office i'll said city, until
II m.. on the 18th day Of May, a. D.
1887, for grading Stryker Avenue, from
Louisa street to north city limits, in said
city, according to plans and specifica-
lions on file in the Office Of said Board.
a bond with at least two (2) suretieS
in sum of at least twenty (20 per cent.
of the gross amount bid must accompany
each bid.
The said Board reserves the right to
reject any or all bids.
r.. L. GORMAN, President.
Official: W. F. ERWIN,
127-137 Clerk Board of Public Works.
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CONTRACT work.
Pairing Mabasha Street

OFFICE BOARD OF PUEBLO WORKS, /
CITY OF ST. PAUL, Mimi, May 6, 1887. !
Sealed bids will be received by the
Board of Public Works in and for the
corporation of the City Of st. Paul, Min
nesota. at their Office in said city until
IL m, OF the 10Th day Of May, A. d.
1887, for paving Wabasha street except
between the rails and between the
tracks of the street railway company,
from College Avenue to Rice street, in
said city. with cedar blocks and curb
with granite, together with the neces-
sary sewer connections. according to
plans and specifications on file i'll the
Office of said Board
A bond with at least two (2) sureties
in sum of at least twenty (20) per cent.
OF the gross amount bid must accompany
each bid.
The said Board reserves the right to
reject any or all bids.
X. l.. GORMAN, President.
Official: w. +. ERWIN,
1871 Clerk Board of Public Works.
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BY Aid. Weber


1t is hereby ordered by the Common
Council of the City of st. Paul:
That the matter of grading Lafond
street from Victoria street To Lexington
avenue be and the same is hereby re-
ferred to the Board of Public Works to
investigate and report:
First-ls this Improvement proper and
necessary?
SecOnd-Give the Council an estimate
of the expense thereof. and state whether
one-half of the cost thereof is to be paid
into the City Treasury before the con-
tract is let.
Third-Can real estate to be assessed
for said Improvement be found benefited
To the extent of damages, costs and eN-
penSeS necessary to be incurred thereby?
Fourth-ls such Improvement asked
for upon the petition OF application of
the owners of anna ority of the property
to be assessed for such Improvement?
Fifth-Send the Council plan or pro
file of said Improvement, as required by
law, if YOU report i'll favor of the same.
SiNth-Send the Council Il proper
order directing the work to be done.
YeaS-Ald. Conley, O'Connor, Petsch,
Cullen. Ryan, Sanborn, Weber, Kenny,
Kahn. llmm, Bryant, Minea, Long, Mr..
Vice PreSident-l4.
Approved May ), 1887.
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the owners of a majority of the property
Fifth-Send the Council plan OF pro-
file OF said Improvement, rs required by
law. if you report in favor of the same.
SiXth-Send the Council a proper order
directing the work to be done.
1eas-Ald. Conley, O'Connor, Petsch,
Cullen, Ryan, Sanborn, Weber, Kenny,
Kahn, Eamm, Bryant, Minea, Long, Mr..
Vice PreSident-14.
Approved May 5, 1887.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-05-07
In the matter of the Board of Public
Works dated Dec. 20, 1856, and April

Works dated Dec. 20, 1856, and April
%, 1887.
1t is hereby ordered by the Common
Council of the City of st. Paul:
That the Board of Public Works of
the City of st. Paul, cause the following
Improvements to be made, tO-wit: Pave
Wacouta street, from the Union depot
grounds to Ninth 9th street in said
city. with cedar blocks and curbing
with granite, including in the
contract for said paving the nee
essary sewer, gas and water con-
nections to the property line; that said
Board cause said work to be let by con-
tract, as provided by law, without one
half the estimated cost being first paid
into the City Treasury, and after said
work shall be placed under contract,
said Board shall proceed without delay
to assess the amount as nearly as they
can ascertain the same, which will be
required to pay the costs and necessary
expenses of such improvement upon the
real estate to be benefited by said i'm
provement, as provided by law; it being
the opinion of the Council that real es-
tate to be assessed for such improve
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erd avenue be and the same is hereby,
referred to the Board of Public Wor,E
to investigate and report:
FirSt-ls this Improvement proper and
necessary?
Second-Give the Council an es innate
of the expense thereof, and state whether
one-half of the cost thereof is 70 i've naid
into the City Treasury before the con
tract is let.
Third-Can real esta'te to be assessed
for said improye.hent ue found benefited
to the extent of damages, costs and ey-
panSeS necessary to be Incurred thereby?
Fourth-lS such Improvement asked
FOR upon the petition or application OF
the owners. OF majority of the property
t. be asst ,Sed for such improvements?
Fifth Send the Council plan or pro
file OF aid Improvement, as required hv
law, fNou report in favor OF the same.
s. &th-Send the Council proper or
de- directing the work to be done.
GeaS-Ald. C0nley, O'ConnOr, Petsch.
Cullen, Ryan, Sanborn, Weber, Kenny,
Kahn. Hamm, Bryant, Minea, Long, Mr..
Vice PrtSident-l4.
Approved Nav ). 1887.
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By Aid. O'COnnOr-

1t is hereby ordered by the Common
Council of the City of st. Paul:
That the matter of paving Robert
street, from Third street to the end of
Robert street bridge, be and the same
is hereby referred to the Board of Pub
lie Works to investigate and report:
First-lS this Improvement proper and
necessary?
Second-Give the Council an estimate
of the expense thereof, and state whether
One-half of the cost thereof is to be paid
into the City Treasury before the con-
tract is let.
Thlrd-Can real estate to be assessed
for said Improvement be found benefited
to the extent of damages, costs and eX-
penSes necessary to be incurred thereby?
FOurth-ls such improvement asked
for upon the petition or application of
the owners of majority OF the property
to be assessed for such Improvement?
Fifth-Send the Council plan or pro-
file of said improvements as required by
law. if you report in favor of the same.
SiXth-Send the Council a proper
order directing the work to be done.
YeaS-Ald. C0nley, OC0nnOr, Petsch,
Cullen. Ryan, Sanborn, Weber, Kenny,
Kan, Hamm, Byrant, Minea, Long, Mr..
Vice President-14.
Approved May 5, 1887.
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In the matter of the report of the Board
of Public Works dated April 20, 1887,
1t is hereby ordered by the Common
Council of the City of st. Paul:
That the Board of Public Works of
said City of St. Paul cause the following
improvements 10 be made, tO-wit: Con-
denim the land lying between Smith av-
enue Formerly Forbes street, Cat the
junction of the north line of the right of
way of the Chicago, Milwaukee Il ST.
Paul Hallway company and q point in
direct line opposite thereto on the top
of the bluff on the west side of the Mis-
sissippi river at the northerly side Of
Cherokee avenue, directly opposite
where the north end of Mohawk avenue
if extended would intersect the said
Cherokee avenue, for the purpose of
constructing the bridge over the MiSsis-
sippi river located by the special COM
miSSioners, i'll said city, condemning and
taking all that land between the south
line of Cliff street and the north line of
Oppenheim's addition to the City of st.
Paul, lying within the lines of a seventy
six C6) foot street, the center line of
which street shall be the center line of
the proposed bridge from Forbes street
to Mohawk avenue, as located by the
special commissioners, between said
CtlNCto, Oloo tilC lCIitt DClMCCil tilC
north line of Oppenheim's addition and
the northerly line of the street lying
next to the Mississippi river and known
as the levee, lying within the lines of a
street seventy-siX (16) feet wide at the
north end lightweight (SS) feet wide at
the south end, tie center line of said
street being the center of the bridge
aforesaid; also the land between the
south line of the levee, i'll the Sixth
ward, and the north line of Cherokee av-
enue, being part of lot E, Oliviers adj
ditiOn to West st. Paul, the center line
Of said street being the center line of
the bridge; that said Board shall pro-
coed without delay to assess the amount,
as nearly as they can ascertain the same,
which will be required to pay the dam
ages, costs and necessary expenses of
such improvement upon the real estate
to be benefited by said improvement, as
provided by law, it being the opinion OF
the Council that real estate to be as
sesSed for such improvement can be
found benefited to the extent of the
damages, costs and expenses necessary
to be incurred thereby.
Yeas-Ald. Conley, O'Connor, Petsch,
Cullen, Ryan, SanbOrn, Weber, Kenny,
Kahn, Hamm, Bryant, Minea, long, Mr..
Vice President-14.
Approved May & 1887.
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Assessment for Change of Grade
on Summit Avenue.

OFFICE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
CITY OF ST. PAUL, MIMI, Mayo 1887. T
Notice is hereby given that the ASSESS
ment of benefits, damages, costs and eX-
penses arising from change of grade
on Summit Avenue, from Dale street to
Lexington Avenue, in the City of st.
Paul, Minnesota, has been completed
and entered of record by the Board of
Public Works in and for said city, and
that said assessment was confirmed by
said Board on the I'd day of May, A.
ID. 1887.
r. l.. GORMAN, President.
Official: w. f. ERWIN,
127 Clerk Board of Public Works.
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By AID. COnleY-

BY Aid. Conley-
1t is hereby ordered by the Common
Council of the City of st. Paul:
That the matter of paving Temper
ance street, from Eighth to Ninth
streets, with Cedar blocks and granite
curbS, be and the same is hereby re-
ferred to the Board of Public Works to
investigate and report
FirSt-IS the improvement proper and
necessary?
Second-Give the Council an estimate
of the expense thereof, and state wheth-
er one-half of the cost thereof is to be
paid into the City Treasury before the
contract is let.
Third-Can real estate to be assessed
for said improvement be found benefited
to the extent of damages, costs and eX-
penseS necessary to be incurred thereby?
FOurth-Is such improvement asked
for upon the petition or application of
the owners of majority of the property
to be assessed for such improvement?
Fifth-Send the Council a plan or
profile OF said Improvement, as required
by law, if you report i'll favor of the
same.
SiXth-Send the Council a proper or
der directing the work to lie done.
YeaS-Ald. Conley, O'COnnOr, PetSch,
Cullen, Ryan, Sanborn, Weber, Kenny,
Kahn, Hamm, Bryant, Minea, Long, Mr..
Vice President-14.
Approved May 5, 1887.
By Aid. Conley-
1t is hereby ordered by the Common
Council of the City of st. Paul:
That the matter of paving Sibley
street, from Seventh to Eighth streets
with cedar blocks and granite curbs, be
and the same is hereby referred to the
Board of Public Works to investigate
and report:
First-Is this improvementp proper and
necessary?
Second-Give the Council an estimate
of the expense thereof, and state whether
one-half of the cost thereof is to be paid
into the City Treasury before the con-
tract is let.
Third-Can real estate to be assessed
for said Improvement be found benefited
to the extent of damages, costs and eX-
penses necessary to be incurred thereby?
Fourth-Is such improvement asked
for upon the petition or application of
the owners of a majority of the property
to be assessed for sucn improvements?
Fifth-Send the Council plan OF pro-
file of said Improvement, as required
by law, if you report in favor of the
same.
SiXth-Send the Council proper
order directing the work to be done.
Yeas-Ald. Conley, O'Connor, Petsch,
Cullen, Ryan, Sanborn, Weber, Kenny,
Kahn, Hamm, Bryant, Minea, Long, Mr..
Vice President-14.
Approved May 5, 1887.
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Ev Aid. Conlev


1t is hereby ordered by the Common
Council of the City of st. Paul:
That the matter of paving RoSabel
street, from Eighth to Tenth streets,
with cedar blocks and granite curbs, be
and the same is hereby referred to the
Board of Public Works to investigate
and report:
First-Is this improvement proper and
necessary?
Second-Give the Council an estimate
OF the expense thereof, and state whether
one-half of the cost thereof is to be paid
into the City Treasury before the con-
tract is let.
Third-Can real estate to be assessed for
said Improvement be found benefited to
the extent of damages, costs and expenses
necessary to be incurred thereby?
Fourth-IS such Improvement asked
for upon the petition or application of
the owners of majority OF the property
to be assessed for such improvement?
Fifth-Send the Council plan orpro-
file of said Improvement, as required by
law. if you report in favor Of the same.
SiXth-Send the Council a proper order
directing the work to be done.
Yeas-Ald. Conlcy, O'COnnor, Petsch,
cullen. Ryan. Sanborn, Weber, Kenny,
Kahn. Hamm, Bryant, Minea, Long, Mr.
Vice President-l4.
Approved May ,, 1887.
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BY Aid. Minea-
1t is hereby ordered by the Common
Council Of the City of St. Paul:
That the matter Il change of grade on
Alice street around Alice Park be, and
the same is hereby referred to the Board
of Public Works to investigate and re-
port:
First-Is this improvement proper
and necessary?
Second-Give the Council an estimate
of the expense thereof, and state
whether one-half of the cost thereof is
to be paid into the City Treasury before
the contract is let.
Third-Can real estate to be assessed
for said improvement, be found bene-
fitted to the extent of damages, costs and
penSes necessary to be incurred thereby?
Fourth-IS such improvement asked
for upon the petition or application of
the owners of a majority or the prop
erty to be assessed for such improve
ment?
Fifth-Send the Council plan or
profile of said Improvement, as required
by law, if you report in favor OF the
same.
SiXth-Send the Council a proper or
der directing the work to be done.
Yeas-Ald. Conley, O'Connor, Petsch,
Cullen, Ryan, Sanborn, Weber, Kenny,
Kahn, Hamm, Bryant, Minea, Long,
Mr.. Vice PreSident-l4.
Approved May 5, 1887.
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Approved May ), 1887.
BY Aid hmm

BY Aid. Hamm-
1t is hereby ordered by the Common
Council of the City of st. Paul:
That the matter of grading Fauquier
street, from Atlantic street to Book
street, be and the same is hereby re-
Lerred to the Board of Public Works to
investigate and report:
First-ls this improvement proper and
necessary?
OF the expense thereof, and state
whether one-half of the cost thereof is
to be paid into the City Treasury before
the contract is let.
Third-Can real estate to be assessed
for said Improvement be found benefited
TO the eXtcnt of damages, costs and eX-
penSeS necessary to be incurred thereby.
Fourth-IS such Improvement asked
for upon the petition or application of
the owners Of majority Of the property
to be assessed for such Improvement?
Fltth-Send the Council a plan or pro-
ille OF said improvement, as required by
law, if you report in favor of the same.
SiXth-Send the Council proper OF
der directing the work to be done.
4eaS-Ald. Conley, O'ConnOr, Petsch.
Cullen, Ryan, Sanborn, Weber, Kenny,
kain, Hamm, Bryant, Minea, Long. Mr..
~ 4 lNoiNlClll-
Approved May 5, 1887.
By Aid. Hamm-
1t is hereby ordered by the Common
Council of the City of st. Paul:
That the matter of grading Beech
street, from Arcade street to Hope street,
De and the same is hereby referred to
he Board of Public Works to investi-
gate and report:
Eir,f l., o,,E,
and proper?
Second-Give the Council an estimate
ofthe expense thereof, and state whether
Jne-half of the cost thereof is to be paid
into the City Treasury before the con-
tract is let.
Third-Can real estate to be assessed
for said improvement be found benefited
10 the extent of damages, costs and eX-
penses necessary to be incurred thereby?
Fourth-IS such improvement asked
fol- upOn the petition OF application of
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In the matter of the report of the Board
of Public Works, dated April %, 1887
1t is hereby ordered by the Common
Counnil of the City of st. Paul:
That the Board of Public Works of
said City of st. Paul cause the following
improvements TO be made, to-wit: Con-
Struct a sewer on Second street, from
WabaSha street to Cedar street. and OH
Cedar street, from Second street to
Third street, i'll said city under one con-
tract; that said Board cause said work
to be let by contract as provided by law,
without Onc-half the estimated cost being
first paid into the City Treasury, and
after said work shall be placed under
contract, said Board shall proceed with
out delay to assess the amount as
nearly as they can ascertain the same,
which will be required to pay the costs
and necessary expenses of such i'm
provement upon the real estate to be
benefited by said Improvement, as pro-
vided by law. it being the opinion of
the Council that real estate to be as
sessed for such improvement can be
f5lnd benefited to the extent of 81 400
of the costs and expenses necessary to
be incurred thereby, the balance (S100
to be paid out of the sewerage bond
fund.
Yeas-Ald. Conley, O'Connor, Petsch,
Cullen, Ryan, Sanborn, Weber, Kenny,
Kahn, Hamm, Bryant, Minea, Long, Mr..
Vice President-14.
Approved May 5, 1887.
In the matter of the report of the Board
of Public Works dated May 3, 1887.
1t is hereby ordered by the Common
Council of the City of st. Paul.
That the Board of Public Works of
said Citv Of ST Daul calISa the fOllOuyinor
improvements to be made, tO-wit: Grade
GrOttO street, from Marshall avenue to
Minnehaha street, III said city: that said
Board cause said work to be let 10y con-
tract, as provided by law, without one
half the estimated cost being first paid
into the City Treasury, and after said
work shall be placed under contract said
Board shall proceed without delay to
assess the amount, as nearly as they can
ascertain the same, which will be re-
quired to pay the costs and necessary
expenses of such Improvement upon the
real estate to be benefited by said i'm
provement, as provided by law; it being
the opinion of the Council that real es-
tate to be assessed for such improve
ment can be found benefited to the eX-
tent of the costs and expenses necessary
to be incurred thereby.
4eaS-Ald. Conley, O'COnnor. Petsch,
Cullen, Ryan, Sanborn, Weber, Kenny,
Kahn, Hamm, Bryant, Minea, Long, Mr..
Vice President-l4.
Approved May 5, 1887.
In the matter of the report of the Board
of Public Works, dated May 2, 1887.
1t is hereby ordered by the Common
Council of the City of st. Paul:
That the Board OF Public Works of
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In the matter of the report of the Board
of Public Works, dated May 2, 1887.
1t is hereby ordered by the Common
T0uncil OF the City OF st. Paul:
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{ Of Public Works dated May 3, 1887.
1t is hereby ordered by the Common
Council of the City of st. Paul:
81 That the Board of Public Works Of
said City of st. Paul cause the follow
ing improvements to be made, to-wit:
Grade and sewer the alley in block u,
Woodland Park addition, in said city.
fromiArundel street to Mackubin street
tnnder one contracD; that said Board
cause said work to be let by contract, as
provided by law, without one-half the
estimated cost being first paid into the
City Treasury, and after said work shall
be placed under contract, said Board
shall proceed without delay to assess
the amount, as nearly as they can ascer-
tain the same, which will be required to
pay the costs and necessary expenses of
such improvement upon the real estate
to be benefited by said Improvement, as
provided by law; it being the opinion
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In the matter of the report of the Board
of Public Works, dated May 3, 1887.
1t is hereby ordered by the Common
Council of the City of st. Paul:
That the Board of Public Works of
said City of st. Paul cause the follow
ing improvements to be made, tO-wit:
Construct sewer on Smith street, be-
tween Douglas street and Willlin street,
in said city, together with the necessary
catch basins and man-holes; that said
Board cause said work to be let by con-
tract, as provided by law, without one
half the estimated cost being first paid
into the City Treasury, and after said
work shall be placed under contract,
said Board shall proceed without delay
to assess the amount as nearly as they
can ascertain the same, which will be
required to pay the costs and necessary
expenses of such improvement upon the
real estate to be benefited by said i'm
provement, as provided by law, it being
the opinion of the Council that real eS-
tate to be assessed for such improve
ment can be found benefited to the eX-
tent of the costs and expenses necessary
to be incurred thereby.
Yeas-Ald. COnley, O'COnnor, Pctsch,
Cullen, Ryan, SanbOrn, Weber, Kenny,
Kahn, Hamm, Bryant, Minea, Long, Mr..
Vice President-14.
Approved May 5, 1887.
In the matter of the Board of Public
Works dated May 3, 1887.
1t is hereby ordered by the Common
Council of the City of st. Paul:
That the Board OF Public Works of
said City of st. Paul cause the following
improvements to be made, to-wit: Con-
struct sewer Oh Carroll street, from
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| OFFICE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS,
CITY OF ST. PAUL, Mimi, May 6, 1887.
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Approved May 5, 1887.
In the matter of the report of the Board
of Public Works, dated Dec. 20, 1886,
and April %, 1887.
1t is hereby ordered by the Common
Council of the City of st. Paul:
That the Board of Public Works of
said City of st. Paul cause the following
improvements to be made, to-wit: Pave
Eighth (Sth) street, from Locust street
to Wabasha street, in said city, with
cedar blocks and curling with granite,
including in the contract for said paving
the necessary sewer, water and gas con-
nections to the property lines; that said
Board cause said work to be let by con-
tract, as provided by law, without one
half the estimated cost being first paid
into the City Treasury, and after said
work. shall be placed under contract,
said Board shall proceed without delay
to assess the amount, as nearly as they
can ascertain the same, which will be
required to pay the costs and necessary
expenses of such improvement upon the
real estate to be benefited by said i'm
provement, as provided by law; it being
the opinion of the Council that real es-
tate to be assessed for such improve
ment can be found benefited to the eX-
tent of the costs and expenses necessary
to be incurred thereby.
Yeas-Ald. Conley, O'COnnor, Petsch,
Cullen, Ryan, Sanborn, Weber, Kenny,
Kahn. Hamm, Bryant, Minea, Long, Mr..
Vice President-14.
Approved May 5, 1887.